Samuel Franklin Wilson
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Samuel Franklin Wilson | |
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| Member of the Tennessee Senate | |
| In office 1879–1880 | |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1877–1879 | |
| Constituency | Sumner County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 18, 1845 Sumner County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 14, 1923 (aged 78) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse |
Mary Lytton Bostick (m. 1880) |
| Children | 2 sons, 3 daughters |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Wilson Nancy Moore |
| Relatives | Edgar Bright Wilson (nephew) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Jurist, politician |
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Samuel Franklin Wilson (1845-1923) was an American Confederate veteran, politician and judge.
Samuel Franklin Wilson was born on April 18, 1845, in Sumner County, Tennessee.[1][2] He was of English descent.[2] During paternal great-great-uncle, Zachary Wilson, was a signatory of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.[2] His father was Samuel Wilson and his mother, Nancy Moore.[2] He had seven siblings.[2]
During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he served under Colonel William B. Bate and General Edmund Kirby Smith in the Confederate States Army.[2] He lost an arm at the Battle of Chickamauga.[2]
After the war, Wilson graduated from the University of Georgia in 1868.[2] He received a law degree from Cumberland University.[2]
